representatives brown and -- and the chairwoman of the democratic party debbie wasserman schultz. and let's hear it for your mayor. and all of you are here, and i am really happy about that. you know, for the past several days, all of us have been focused on the storm that has taken place along the east coast. obviously, florida knows something about storms. as a nation, we mourn those that have been lost, and i have been up to new jersey. i have been talking to the governors and mayors every single day, and i want people to know that when i talk to them, i talk on behalf of america, and i told them we will be with them every step of the way until we have fully recovered from the hardship and the crisis, and we will do it together because that is what we do in the united states of america. you know, and as heartbroken as we have been by some of the images of families whose lives have been offended, we have also been inspired, seeing police officers and folks rushing into burning buildings and neighbors helping neighbors cope with tragedy. leaders from different of -- different pol